[gimp-web/testing] GIMP 2.10.12: cosmetic fixes



commit d648b1c324c352f4296f3f21df1260c5848dbe36
Author: Alexandre Prokoudine <alexandre prokoudine gmail com>
Date:   Wed Jun 12 23:45:17 2019 +0300

    GIMP 2.10.12: cosmetic fixes

 .../news/2019-06_GIMP-2.10.12_Released/index.md    | 41 +++++++++++-----------
 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/content/news/2019-06_GIMP-2.10.12_Released/index.md 
b/content/news/2019-06_GIMP-2.10.12_Released/index.md
index e80e3b63..ff25342b 100644
--- a/content/news/2019-06_GIMP-2.10.12_Released/index.md
+++ b/content/news/2019-06_GIMP-2.10.12_Released/index.md
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ changes!
 
 Still, some very cool improvements are also available:
 
-- Improved Curves filter
+- Improved *Curves* tool
 - Layers support for TIFF exporting
 - Support for user-installed fonts on Windows
 - Faster painting
 - Improved symmetry painting support
 - Incremental mode in the *Dodge/Burn* tool
-- Free Select tool now creates a preliminary selection
+- *Free Select* tool now creates a preliminary selection
 - New *Offset* filter
 
 # Improvements and features
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Still, some very cool improvements are also available:
 ### Generic curves interaction
 
 The interaction with curves in general has been greatly enhanced, which
-is an improvement both to the *Curves* filter and all other places where
+is an improvement both to the *Curves* tool and all other places where
 curves need tweaking (currently paint dynamics and input device settings):
 
 #### Relative motion when dragging points
@@ -50,21 +50,20 @@ than the cursor's.
 #### Snap to curve when holding Ctrl
 
 When holding down `Ctrl` while adding or dragging a point, the
-Y-coordinate will snap to the original curve.
-This is particularly useful for adding points along the
-curve, without changing their y-coordinate.
+Y-coordinate will snap to the original curve. This is particularly
+useful for adding points along the curve, without changing their
+Y-coordinate.
 
 Likewise, the coordinate indicator shows the snapped coordinates.
 
 ### Curves tool specific interaction
 
-Additionally some improvements are specific to the Curves tool:
-
+Additionally, some improvements are specific to the *Curves* tool:
 
 #### Numeric input of Curves tool points
 
 Two new spin-buttons labelled "*Input*" and "*Output*" are now available
-in the Curves tool interface. They allow setting the selected point's
+in the *Curves* tool interface. They allow setting the selected point's
 coordinates numerically and accurately if needed.
 
 #### Add smooth or corner curve-point types
@@ -75,7 +74,7 @@ sharp angles (previously, all points were smooth and this is still the
 default).
 
 Corner points are displayed using a diamond shape, instead of a circle
-and the type can be changed in the Curves tool.
+and the type can be changed in the *Curves* tool.
 
 <div class='fluid-video'>
 <iframe  src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/fcemTCAfD2o"; frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; 
autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>
@@ -137,7 +136,7 @@ was closed. One was forced to perform an additional confirmation step
 (`Enter` or `double-click`).
 
 This was done on purpose because we wanted to leave ability to tweak the
-polygonal selection that is built into the Free Select tool. Yet it could
+polygonal selection that is built into the *Free Select* tool. Yet it could
 obviously be better, proof being the *Rectangle Select* tool which still
 allowed to edit the rectangle even though a selection was pre-created.
 
@@ -146,15 +145,15 @@ selection exists (allowing to directly copy or delete a contents without
 additional step), you will still be able to edit this free selection as
 long as you don't start another selection nor change tools.
 
-## New Offset filter
+## New Offset tool
 
-New *Offset* filter shifts pixels and optionally wraps them around the edges
+New *Offset* tool shifts pixels and optionally wraps them around the edges
 so that you could create repeatable patterns.
 
 <figure>
 <img src="{attach}gimp-2-10-12-offset-filter.png" alt="Offset filter"/>
 <figcaption>
-<em>New Offset filter used to make a repeatable heart pattern</em>
+<em>New Offset tool used to make a repeatable heart pattern</em>
 </figcaption>
 </figure>
 
@@ -166,7 +165,7 @@ or via `Shift+Ctrl+O` shortcut.
 
 ## Moving an intersecting pair of guides
 
-The Move tool can now move together an intersecting pair of guides. by
+The *Move* tool can now move together an intersecting pair of guides. by
 dragging the guides at their point of intersection.  This is useful when
 the guides are used to mark a point, rather than a pair of lines (e.g.,
 as is the case for the mandala symmetry guides, which mark the
@@ -195,13 +194,13 @@ Among most pesky bugs fixed:
 - …
 
 And more. GIMP 2.10.12 is the result of about 200 commits in 2 months!
-We will focus below on 2 specific bug fixing which deserve mentionning.
+We will focus below on two specific bug fixing which deserve mentioning.
 
 ## Improved symmetry painting support
 
 The symmetry painting backend got some improvements, which resulted in a
 few fixes, in particular some artifacts could occur with bug brushes or
-in the Clone/Heal tool when the brush was cropped to the bounds of a
+in the *Clone/Heal* tool when the brush was cropped to the bounds of a
 drawable. These are now fixed.
 
 In the *Ink* tool as well, the brush shape was not properly transformed.
@@ -226,9 +225,9 @@ assigned a profile, GIMP should indeed always follow your request.
 On the other hand, if no explicit profile was set, we implemented
 various strategies depending on the format:
 
-- if the export format is able to store high-bit depth colors (e.g. PNG
+- If the export format is able to store high-bit depth colors (e.g. PNG
   up to 16-bit and TIFF up to 64-bit), we follow the work format.
-- if the export format is 8-bit only (such as JPEG), we transform the
+- If the export format is 8-bit only (such as JPEG), we transform the
   data to sRGB in order to avoid posterization and shadow artifacts
   (except if your work format is 8-bit linear, then we leave it as
   8-bit linear for minimal loss).
@@ -263,8 +262,8 @@ much faster when you will close big images on supporting systems.
 
 # What's next
 
-Though it gets less visibility, work on upcoming GIMP 3 continues and is
-going well. We will give more news soon enough. For the time being,
+Though it gets less visibility, work on upcoming **GIMP 3** continues and
+is going well. We will give more news soon enough. For the time being,
 don't forget you can [donate to the project and personally fund several
 GIMP developers](https://www.gimp.org/donating/), as a way to give back
 and to accelerate GIMP development.


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